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Soldotna’s Madelyn Barkman competes in the girls 100-yard freestyle race Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the Northern Lights Conference swimming and diving championships at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula odds heading into state swim & dive championships

In the moments after the final race of the day at last weekend’s Northern Lights Conference swim meet,…

NLC tournament preview: Fired-up SoHi looking for state berth

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NLC tournament preview: Fired-up SoHi looking for state berth

Walking off Kenai Central’s Cliff Massie Court on Halloween night had the Soldotna volleyball team feeling the sting…

Photo by Paul Landen                                Palm trees frame a sunset sky in the Maldives in summer of 2019.

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‘Intrigued by places’

“Unknown Asia” details travels of KPC professor

Youngren, Boonstra win at Freezer Food Series

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Youngren, Boonstra win at Freezer Food Series

Megan Youngren won the first Freezer Food Series race of the winter season Sunday, beating a field of…

Soldotna running back Brenner Furlong (center) receives congratulations from teammates Zach Hanson (left) and Aaron Faletoi (right) after scoring a touchdown in Sept. 2017 at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Furlong notches 1st 100-yard game in college

Soldotna’s Brenner Furlong reached a new level in his college football career with his first 100-yard rushing game…

Kenai races to 1st boys region swim title in school history

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Kenai races to 1st boys region swim title in school history

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Soldotna quarterback Jersey Truesdell throws a pass with pressure from Lathrop’s Jace Henry, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at the Div. II state football championship at Anchorage Football Stadium in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi lands 4 of 6 major All-State football awards

Hot off an eighth straight Division II state championship, the Soldotna Stars football program continued to haul in…

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion file                                Bill Holt tells a fishing tale at Odie’s Deli on Friday, June 2, 2017, in Soldotna. Holt was among the seven storytellers in True Tales Told Live, an occasional storytelling event co-founded by Pegge Erkeneff, Jenny Neyman and Kaitlin Vadla.

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Connecting through stories

True Tales Told Live to host workshop events

Kenai holds off SoHi in 5 sets for thrilling senior night win; Wasilla tops Nikiski

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Kenai holds off SoHi in 5 sets for thrilling senior night win; Wasilla tops Nikiski

Spooky things happen on Halloween night. Just ask the Soldotna volleyball team.

Seward’s Lydia Jacoby races in the girls 200-yard IM final Nov. 3, 2018, at the 2018 ASAA swimming and diving state championships at Bartlett High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Region III swim championships come to Kenai

The top of the Northern Lights Conference swimming and diving scene received a shakeup last fall when the…

Season preview: Seward coach enters wrestling season for last time

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Season preview: Seward coach enters wrestling season for last time

The dawn of another high school wrestling season also marks the swan song of a longtime coaching presence…

Homer edges SoHi for Luke Spruill wrestling title

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Homer edges SoHi for Luke Spruill wrestling title

The spirit of the Luke Spruill Memorial Tournament at Kenai Central High School was on full display Saturday…

Prep sports programs feel effects of new teacher’s contract

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Prep sports programs feel effects of new teacher’s contract

The new teachers contract agreed to by the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District last month touched many aspects…

Kenai River Brown Bears goalkeeper Landon Pavlisin keeps an eye on the action during a game against the Janesville Jets, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears GK Pavlisin nets NAHL division star of week

Kenai River Brown Bears goalkeeper Landon Pavlisin was awarded the North American Hockey League Midwest division star of…

Members of the Soldotna football team pose with the trophy Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at the Div. II state football championship at Anchorage Football Stadium in Anchorage, Alaska. Soldotna defeated Lathrop 69-13. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna football dominates NLC All-Conference awards

Soldotna dominated All-Conference awards for the 2019 Northern Lights Conference, winning four of the five major accolades released…

Members of the Soldotna football team celebrate with the Alaska School Activities Association First National Bowl trophy Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at the Div. II state football championship at Anchorage Football Stadium in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi romps to 8th straight football title

Big team. Little me.

Weekend volleyball roudup: SoHi fends off Kenai on emotional Senior Night; Nikiski, Homer, Seward, CIA also in action

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Weekend volleyball roudup: SoHi fends off Kenai on emotional Senior Night; Nikiski, Homer, Seward, CIA also in action

Senior night for the Soldotna volleyball team took on added meaning Friday night following the tragic loss of…

Lathrop running back Josiah Opp gets swarmed by Soldotna’s Melvin Lloyd (left) and Jersey Truesdell Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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Championship preview: SoHi vs. Lathrop for football supremacy

The seven-year stranglehold Soldotna football has had on the Division II state championship has seen its share of…

UAA hockey to play Green & Gold Game in Soldotna

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UAA hockey to play Green & Gold Game in Soldotna

Peninsula hockey fans will receive a treat this weekend when the University of Alaska Anchorage program comes to…

Nikiski volleyball sweeps Seward

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Nikiski volleyball sweeps Seward

The Nikiski volleyball team showed they still have what it takes Thursday night with a 3-0 Southcentral Conference…